Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

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Merck & Co., Inc.

2000 Galloping Hill Road
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
United States
908 740 4000
https://www.merck.com

Sector(s): Healthcare
Industry: Drug Manufacturers—General
Full Time Employees: 

Key Executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year Born
Mr. Robert M. Davis J.D.	CEO & Chairman	4.4M	N/A	1967
Ms. Caroline Litchfield	Exec. VP & CFO	2.05M	782.81k	1969
Mr. Richard R. DeLuca Jr.	Exec. VP & Pres of Merck Animal Health	2.05M	6.11M	1963
Dr. Dean Y. Li M.D., Ph.D.	Exec. VP & Pres of Merck Research Laboratories	2.4M	N/A	1962
Mr. David Michael Williams	Exec. VP and Chief Information & Digital Officer	N/A	N/A	1969
Mr. Peter Dannenbaum	VP of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Jennifer L. Zachary	Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel	N/A	N/A	1978
Lisa LeCointe-Cephas	Sr. VP and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer	N/A	N/A	1982
Ms. Cristal N. Downing	Exec. VP and Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer	N/A	N/A	1970
Mr. Steven C. Mizell	Exec. VP & Chief HR Officer	N/A	N/A	1960

Amounts are as of December 31, 2021 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.

Corporate Governance

Merck & Co., Inc.’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of February 1, 2023 is 3. The pillar scores are Audit: 4; Board: 4; Shareholder Rights: 3; Compensation: 5.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while a 10 indicates higher governance risk.